Ahmedabad, March 17 (IANS) Eight youth on Thursday allegedly attempted suicide by consuming pesticide at the Rajkot district collector’s office in support of their demand for a beef ban. As the eight youths were rushed…
Jammu, March 17 (IANS) Five people were killed and three others injured on Thursday when a taxi plunged into a river along the Jammu-Srinagar highway, police said. The accident occurred at Gangroo in Ramban district…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) India’s first early earthquake warning system was displayed here on Thursday by its Indo-German promoters, who said it could dispatch a message or warning of an impending earthquake, giving ample…
Mumbai, March 17 (IANS) The Bombay High Court on Thursday commuted, to life imprisonment, the death sentence of IM operative Mirza Himayat Baig after acquitting him any involvement in the February 13, 2010 German Bakery…
Amman, March 17 (IANS) Sixteen Palestinians died late Wednesday when their bus overturned in south Jordan, authorities said on Thursday. More than 30 people were injured in the accident, some in critical condition, Jordan’s Civil…
Jammu, March 17 (IANS) One person was killed and seven people were injured on Thursday when a taxi plunged into a river on the Jammu-Srinagar highway, police said. The accident took place at Gangroo in…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Veterans protesting over the ‘One Rank One Pension’ (OROP) scheme here on Thursday said all accounts of expenditure of the Indian Ex-Servicemen Movement (IESM) were proper and there was no…
Srinagar, March 17 (IANS) A bank guard was killed here on Thursday after being shot by his colleague, police said, adding they were probing if the incident was intentional or accidental. “A bank guard identified…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) A 34-year-old junior resident doctor at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences was found dead in his hostel room here on Thursday, hospital authorities said. According to the officials,…
Mumbai, March 17 (IANS) The Bombay High Court on Thursday commuted, to a life term, the death sentence to Mirza Himayat Baig after his conviction for the February 13, 2010 Pune German Bakery blast which…
By Anil Giri Pokhara, March 17 (IANS) India and Pakistan are vying to host the Saarc Environment and Disaster Management Centre, a new body to look into the environment- and disaster-related issues in the region….
Kochi, March 17 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Thursday directed the state police to ensure necessary security to all drivers working for operators of online taxi services. Justice V. Chitambaresh directed Kerala Police chief…
Jammu, March 17 (IANS) One person was killed and seven injured in a road accident on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district of Jammu region on Thursday. Police said in winter capital Jammu that…
Ranchi, March 17 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas on Thursday shot dead four labourers constructing a road in Jharkhand’s Gumla district, police said. Some 20 Maoists raided a road construction company at Basia, 145 km from Ranchi,…
Dhaka, March 17 (IANS) Hackers, who stole $81 million from Bangladesh’s central bank in February, had hacked a key printer that was used to print payment receipts, due to which the theft went undetected for…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Bomb threats on two commercial flights, including one international, at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport here on Thursday led to the grounding of both aircraft while security officials searched…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday said the state government’s action in ordering a probe into alleged land scam in the state was “politically motivated”. Hooda has…
Patna, March 17 (IANS) A Bihar jail official, suspended for allegedly sexually abusing a minor girl, has been arrested and jailed, an official said on Thursday. Kishanganj Jail Superintendent Kripa Shankar Pandey was sent to…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) A Delhi court on Thursday posted for Friday the bail plea of former Delhi University professor S.A.R. Geelani, arrested on sedition charges. Additional Sessions Judge Amit Bansal posted the matter…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) A junior resident doctor working with the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) was found dead in his hostel room here on Thursday, hospital authorities said. The doctor was…